The Powerball winning numbers are in for the Monday, Dec. 29 drawing with a jackpot back to $33 million ($15.2 million cash value). The largest winning Powerball jackpot ticket sold in Michigan was worth $842.4 million and sold in January 2024 at Food Castle in Grand Blanc.

Big lottery wins around the U.S. include a lucky lottery ticketholder in California who won a $1.27 billion Mega Millions jackpot in December 2024. See more big winners here. And if you do end up cashing a jackpot, here’s what experts say to do first.

Here are Monday’s winning lottery numbers: The estimated Powerball jackpot is $33 million. The lump sum payment before taxes would be about $15.2 million.

Two lucky Idaho Lottery winning tickets are now worth a guaranteed $1,000,000!  The Idaho Lottery announced the winning numbers from the sold-out, 2025 version of the popular Idaho $1,000,000 Raffle shortly before 6 p.

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The Maine Lottery offers several games for those aiming to win big. You can pick from national lottery games, like the Powerball and Mega Millions, or a variety of local and regional games, like the Pick 3, Pick 4 and Gimme 5.

The Christmas Eve Powerball numbers were drawn Wednesday night, as millions of players hoped to cash in on the $1.7 billion prize.